Bonny Jean of Aberdeen
Bonny Jean of Aberdeen: Annotations
X:1 % T:Bonny Jean M:C L:1/8 B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 32) N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (GF)|G2 (G/A/B) D3E|(GF)(GA) B2 (AG)|c2 (c/d/e) dBAF|(AB)(AG) E2 BA| G(GAB) D3E|G2G2 g2 (fe)|(ded)B (ABc)d|B2 (AG) G2|| (ba)|g2 (g/a/b) d3e|(gd)(ga) b2 ga|(ba)(gf) (df)(dB)|(AB)(AG) E2 (BA)| G2 (G/A/B) D3E|G2G2 g2 (fe)|(dg)(dB) (cA)(dc)|B2G2G2||
X:1
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T:Bonny Jean
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Allegro"
B:Burk Thumoth - Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations (London, 1742, No. 9, pp. 38-39)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
BA|G2 (GA/B/) D3E|G3A B2 AG|{d}c3e dBTAG|ABAG E2 BA|
G2 (G/A/B) D3E|G2B2g2 fe|Td2 cB ABcd|B2 TA>G G2:|
|:ba|g2 (g/a/b) d3e|g3a b3a|bage gedB|ABAG E2 BA|
G2 (G/A/B) D3E|G2 B2 g2 fe|d2 cB ABcd|B2 AG G2:|
|:BA|GABG DEGA|GFGA BABG|cBce BdgB|ABAG DcBA|
GABG DEGA|BGBd ggfe|degB cAdc|B2 A>G G2:|
|:ba|gabg dgde|gfga baga|(b/a/g) ae (g/f/e/d/) gB|AB/c/ AG EcBA|
GABG DEGA|BGBd ggfe|degB cAdc|Bc TA>G G2:|]
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T:Bonny Jean of Aberdeen
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 71 (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
BA | G2 (G/A/B) D3E | (GF)(GA) B2 !trill!(AG) |c3e (dB)!trill!(AG) | A>BAG E2 (BA) |
G2 (Bc/d/) D3E | G2G2g2 !trill!(fe) | d>edB (AB)(cd) | B2 !trill!(A>G) G2 :|
|:(d/e/f) | g2 (g/a/b) d3e | (gf)(ga) b2(ga) | (b/a/g) (a/g/e) gedB | A>B!trill!AG E2 (BA) |
G2 (B/c/d)D3E | G2G2g2!trill!(fe) | d>edB (AB)(cd) | {c}B2 !trill!(A>G)G2 :||
X:3 % T:Bonny Jean M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:Steele - New and Complete Preceptor for the German Flute (Albany, NY, 1815) K:G BA|G2 (3GAB E2 EF|G2 GA B2 AG|BAGB dBAF|AGAB E2 BA| G2 (3GAB E2 EF|G2G2 g3d|egde dBAG|ABEF G2:| |:ef|gfed B2 ge|dBAG d2 ef|gfed BdBG|AGAB E2 BA| G2 (3GAB E2 EF|G2G2 g3d|efde dcBA|GBEF E2:||
X:1
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T:Bonny Jean
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante"
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 42)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B>A|G2 G/A/B D3E|G2 GA B2 AG|c3e d<B AG|A>BAG E2 B>A|
G2 G/A/B D3E|G2G2 g2 f>e|d>edB ABcd|B2 A>G G2||
(d/e/f)|g2 g/a/b d3e|gfga b2 ga|bage degB|cBAG E2 B>A|
G2 G/A/B D3e|G2G2 {G}!fermata!g {gfagba} f>e|(ded)c/B/ A>Bcd|B2 A>G G2||
X:1
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T:Bonnie Jean
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
O:”Scottish air”
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 96)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
T(B>A)|G2 (GA>B) D3E|G>FG>A {GA}B2 (A>G)|c3 e (d>B)T(A>G)|
A>BAG E2 T(B>A)|G2 (B^c/d/) D3E|G2 (A>B) g2 T(f>e)|
d>edB (AB)(cd)|{c}B2 (A>G) G2::de/f/|g2 (ga/b/) d3e|
g>fga {ga}b2 g>a|(ba)(gf) d>egB|A>BAG E2 TB>A|
G2 (B^c/d/) D3E|G2 (A>B) g2 (fe)|d>gB>g (AB)(cd)|{c}B2 A>G G2:|]
X:4
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T:Bonny Jean of Aberdeen
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(B>A) | G2 (GA/B/) D3E | G>FG>A {G/A/}B2 (A>G) | c3e d>BA>G | A>BAG E2 B>A |
G2 (B^c/d/) D3E | G2 A>B g2 f>e | d>edB (cB)(cd) | B2 A>G G2 :|
|:de/f/ | g2 g(a/b/) d3e | g>fga {g/a/}b2 g>a | (ba)(ge) d>egB | A>BAG E2 B>A |
G2 (B^c/d/) D3E | G2 A>B g2 (fe) | d>gB>g (AB)(cd) | {c}B2 A>G G2 :|
Bonny Jean of Aberdeen: Annotations